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  • Groundbreaking at Tyson's Caseyville, Illinois, prepared foods expansion project
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    Tyson invests $180M to expand Illinois prepared foods plant

    As demand for snacking and breakfast offerings grows, the company is adding seven lines to ramp up production of its Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm brands.

    By Samantha Oller • Aug. 5, 2022
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    Firmenich and IFF open high-tech facilities to speed product development

    The Switzerland-based company’s new plant in California strengthens its U.S. presence, while IFF’s culinary design center in Denmark is part of its Re-Imagine Protein Innovation Program.

    By Aug. 4, 2022
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    Top 5 stories from Food Dive

    The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future. 

    By Food Dive staff
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    New USDA policy will reject some salmonella-contaminated poultry products

    The federal government will now test for the pathogen in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products, and plans a broader proposal to reduce illnesses from the bacteria in the fall.

    By Aug. 2, 2022
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    Pilgrim’s Pride plans fully cooked chicken plant in Southeast

    The news comes after the company saw a 96% jump in revenues for its prepared offerings in the last quarter.

    By Aug. 1, 2022
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    How Soylent is bringing plant-based meal replacement into the future

    CEO Demir Vangelov says the company, whose successful evolution from a tech product to a nutritional supplement has invited acquisition rumors, doesn’t take itself too seriously.

    By Aug. 1, 2022
  • Plant-based meat at a Target in Washington, D.C.
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    Investing in plant-based proteins is the most cost-effective way to cut emissions, report says

    The study from Blue Horizon and Boston Consulting Group found that not only is food more impactful than several other industrial technologies, it's also the easiest to execute.

    By Aug. 1, 2022
  • A pair of hands works with fermentation equipment in Paleo's lab.
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    How Paleo is using biochemistry to bring plant-based mammoth meat to consumers

    The European startup uses precision fermentation to create heme commonly found in beef, chicken, pork, lamb and tuna — in addition to the long-extinct mammal — to make analogs taste more like the animal proteins they replace.

    By July 28, 2022
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    Laird Superfood enters snacking category with new bar

    While its functional foods with clean ingredients are on trend, the upstart has struggled since going public in 2020, with its shares down 91%.

    By July 26, 2022
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    Cargill, Sanderson and Wayne Farms to pay $85M to settle DOJ wage suit

    Days after the closing of Cargill and Continental Grain’s purchase of Sanderson Farms, the government accused the poultry processors of conspiring to suppress worker pay.

    By July 26, 2022
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    Cargill and Continental Grain close $4.5B purchase of Sanderson Farms

    The transaction, which was announced last August and creates the third-largest U.S. poultry processor, was delayed by a Justice Department review.

    By , Updated July 22, 2022
  • A person slices a Meati Crispy Cutlet on a white cutting board that sits on a coral-colored counter.
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    Meati nets $150M investment for expansion as products hit store shelves

    The funding will help the mycelium-based meat analog company complete its “Mega Ranch” facility, which will supply all Sprouts Farmers Market stores later this year. Chipotle’s venture fund was among the investors.

    By July 21, 2022
  • Hershey, Land O'Lakes dairy sustainability initiative
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    Meat and dairy investors say climate inaction threatens their finances: study

    More than half said they are not doing enough to make companies implement strategies like reducing greenhouse gases, according to a survey from Changing Markets Foundation.

    By July 19, 2022
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    Why Brevel says its microalgae will become the most popular alternative protein ingredient

    The inexpensive powder with a mild taste and high level of nutrition will eventually topple today’s standards of soy and pea in plant-based foods, the Israeli company’s CEO says.

    By July 14, 2022
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    Wheat's inflationary year

    Wheat and dairy punctuate 12.2% spike in food prices in the last year

    The increase is the highest in more than four decades, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but consumer costs seem to be moderating for meat.

    By July 14, 2022
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    SCiFi Foods reduces the cost of cell-based beef 1,000-fold

    The company, which plans to make hybrid plant-based and cultivated meat burgers, used bioengineering technology to make cells that can grow in higher densities.

    By July 13, 2022
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    Tyson invests $90M to expand Mississippi plant

    The project, which will add more than 320 jobs, boosts chicken output for the processing giant amid heightened consumer demand for the protein.

    By July 13, 2022
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    Tyson uses automation and employee programs to meet chicken demand

    The poultry giant is working to improve efficiency as supply issues continue to mount.

    By July 12, 2022
  • Hands hold white protein powder made by Superbrewed Food.
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    Bel Group teams with Superbrewed Food to make postbiotic cheeses

    The French company is the first CPG to partner with the fermented protein ingredient maker. New products from the collaboration could be introduced next year.

    By Updated July 12, 2022
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    Sysco sues the four largest beef producers for price-fixing

    The wholesale distributor accused Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods and National Beef Packing of working together to drive up the price of the protein.

    By Updated July 11, 2022
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    Motif FoodWorks lays off employees as it restructures

    The food-tech firm has let go of an unspecified number of workers to prioritize high-growth areas as economic conditions shift, a spokesperson said. 

    By Samantha Oller • July 8, 2022
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    Chicken executives found not guilty of price fixing

    The Department of Justice failed to convince a jury, for an unprecedented third time, to hold poultry executives accountable for conspiring to raise prices.

    By July 8, 2022
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    Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing suit for $42M

    The meat company did not admit to wrongdoing in this latest suit filed by restaurants and caterers, after settling with a different group of pork buyers for $83 million in 2021.

    By July 7, 2022
  • Bolthouse Farms launched Carrot Dogs in October 2020.
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    Cost of Fourth of July cookouts to jump by double digits this year

    Price increases for food items like chicken, bread and soda have made this year’s holiday a more expensive celebration, according to two recent analyses.

    By July 1, 2022
  • Impossible Chicken Nuggets launched in September 2021.
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    National Chicken Council wants labeling restrictions on plant-based products

    Until now, the poultry industry has been relatively silent about alternatives, but the trade group presented a survey that says 81% of consumers want non-meat products to be clearly labeled.

    By June 30, 2022
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    Beyond Meat to launch plant-based steak, CEO says

    Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum this week, Ethan Brown said the product would replicate a whole cut of meat.

    By June 30, 2022